The Textbook Describes a Piece of Research in Which Students

question 31

Multiple Choice

The textbook describes a piece of research in which students over several years were asked how their lives would be different if they were born a different sex.How did most male students respond?

• A) They saw nothing but bad things about being female.
• B) They saw nothing but good things about being female.
• C) They said it might be interesting to be a female for a while but wished to remain male.
• D) They saw being female or male as equally advantageous.

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